FACT FILEABOUT HIM• Occupation: Co-director of GreenSpaces.• Age: 41.• Hometown: Hixson.• Family: Parents, Joe and Bobbye Cannon, sister, Kim Hunt, and brother, Terry Cannon.Nickname:Snake (a middle-school moniker inspired by “Escape from New York”).The last movie he watched:”God Grew Tired of Us.”The last book he read:”Columbine,” by Dave Cullen.Favorite bands:Journey, Prince and Duran Duran.His dream celebrity encounter:Natalie Portman.Ideal vacation destination:A cabin in the middle of Alaska cut off from computers and cell phones.
For more than three years, Jeff Cannon has been on a quest to ensure future generations can look back at Chattanooga through green-tinted glasses.
As the co-director of the Green-Spaces sustainable building initiative, Cannon, 41, has helped introduce Chattanooga architects and developers to energy-efficient, environmentally sound building practices.
Under his leadership, along with partner Anj McClain, GreenSpaces has seen the city progress from having no buildings with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification to 39. Cannon said the number of LEED-accredited professionals here has increased from four to 150 in the same period.
Cannon originally signed on for three years with GreenSpaces but has extended his commintment through the end of the year.